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Borrowing for equipment investment increased 3% last month, to $6.2 billion, ELFA said. Year-to-date volume was up 26% compared with 2010, totaling $63.2 billion. "This has been a good, steady year for the bank leasing companies across a wide variety of sectors," said ELFA President and CEO William Sutton. "We're looking for a really great December because we always get a big uptick in year-end deal closings."

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Companies originated $7.5 billion in leases, loans and lines of credit for equipment last month, a 21% increase compared with May 2012, according to ELFA. In addition, delinquency fell to its lowest level in six months. "American businesses are better able to meet their financial obligations, creating a favorable environment for additional capital investment and job creation," ELFA President and CEO William G. Sutton said. The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's confidence index has reached 57.3 this month, up from 56.7 in May.

There is a relationship between missed school days and a dip in student test scores, according to a study by University of Maryland researchers, who found in studying 20 years of data that "in a year with five lost school days, the number of third-graders who met state proficiency targets was 3% lower than in years with no school closings." Researchers also said the amount of time students spend engaged in lessons -- not just in the classroom -- affects student achievement.

There is a relationship between missed school days and a dip in student test scores, according to a study by University of Maryland researchers, who found in studying 20 years of data that "in a year with five lost school days, the number of third-graders who met state proficiency targets was 3% lower than in years with no school closings." Researchers also said the amount of time students spend engaged in lessons -- not just in the classroom -- affects student achievement.

There is a relationship between missed school days and a dip in student test scores, according to a study by University of Maryland researchers, who found in studying 20 years of data that "in a year with five lost school days, the number of third-graders who met state proficiency targets was 3% lower than in years with no school closings." Researchers also said the amount of time students spend engaged in lessons -- not just in the classroom -- affects student achievement.